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Special Lecture by Ambassador of Tunisia at Dongguk University 2016-05-23

 

 

A Special Lecture by Arab Diplomatic Corps hosted by the Korea-Arab Society was held on 20th May 2016 at Dongguk University. H.E. Mohamed Ali NAFTI, Ambassador of Tunisia to Korea was invited to deliver the lecture under the subject of "Tunisia Today: Society & Issue". He delivered a lecture about the current situation in Tunisia and its challenges after Arab Spring and bilateral relations of Korea and Tunisia.

 

He focused on explaining influences of Arab Spring that started in Tunisia on democratization of Tunisia, and how it lead to the recent presidential election which was considered to be a first fair and transparent presidential election in its history. He also explained about challenges that Tunisia currently faces, some of the biggest of which are security treats coming from terrorism and IS, high unemployment rate and low development.

 

He continued to explain the bilateral relations between Korea and Tunisia which started back in 1969, including projects run by KOICA from the 90s, as well as trade relations in the private sectors which reached around 350 million dollars, and emphasized that it has to be increased in the coming years. 

 


 

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